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. MAGAzINE GUN. No.174,793. Patented Marchlf, 1876.

WLLLIAM GARDNER, OF TOLEDO, OHlO.

IMPROVEMENT IN MAGAZINE-GUNS.

Specification'forming"part of Letters Patent No. 174,798, ldated March 14, I1876; application tiled August 10, 1875.

To all `whom yit may concer-n: l

Be it known that-I, WILLIAM GARDNER, of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ollio, have invented certain new and use- 'ul Improvements in Fire-Arms, ot which the following is a specification:

In the annexed drawings, making part of this s pecih'cation, Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 2 is an e1evatiou,partly in section; Fig.3 is a perspective view, showing the ways and the mechanism for elevating the cartridge. FigAis an elevation, showing the mechanism for changin g the piece from a magazine-gun to a single shooter; and Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the tilting-lever for holding the cartridges in the magazine.

The same letters in all the figures indicate identical parts.

The object of this improvement is to produce au effective and reliable arm', which may be used either for tiring cartridges from a magazine, or for firing single cartridges, as in the ordinary lneech-Ioader. The features ot novelty will be indicated in the specication and claims.

The piece is formed in two divisions, 011e including the barrel and fore-stock and slide, the other the breech and a tiring mechanism and magazine. The connection between thetwo sections is formed by a flanged and recessed projection from the breech, working into a corresponding` chamber in the barrel-sectiou- In Fig. l the piece is shown' as it is when in condition for tiring or to be carried, and in Fig. 2 as it when the forward section is t-hrown forward to load the piece.

Then in position shown in Fig.2 the magazine A, which is immediately under the barrel and parallel with it, maybe charged by pushing in the cartridges at the rear, forcing in the spiral spring B, which bears constant ly against the point, and presses the row ot' cartridges back toward the breech. As each cartridge is introduced its hanged head is en` gagcd by the lever C, which' swings upon a pivot having its front end sustained upon the spring O2, which permits the point'ot' the lcver to be depressed for the introduction of the cartridge, but raises it to coutine the latter, as soon as its head passes from the lever. A point, U, on the side of the lever passes through a slot in the side of the magazinechamber, and projects into a space left between the latter and the slide X. On the side ofthe slide is a lever, D', turning on an axis, which passes through the slide, and carries on the inner` end a cam, D, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4. It is flat on one side, so that when the liattened side is down the parts may slide freely without touching the cam D but in the position shown in Fig. 4 it will strike against the point O1 in moving, and thus draw down the lever'O, and force the head of the cartridge in the magazine, which will immediately be ejected by the spiral spring B into the chamber above the lever C. It is manifest, therefore, that the position of the arm D determines the character of the piece. When turned down, as shown in Figi 4, the cam and point will tree a cartridge from the magazine, with every backward movement of the barrel and slide. It' thrown up, the cam will not touch pointI Cl, and the piece can be operated as a breech-loader, the cartridges remaining undisturbed in the maglZlll.

The trigger-guard E swings upon a pivot, its front end El being formed with a notch, which engages a recess in the under side ot the fore-stock when the parts are brought together, and so contines them until disengaged by pressing the free end ot' the guard toward the stock. This guard serves for the further purpose or' preventing premature action ofthe hammer. This is done by making the section E3 of the 'uard )ro )er u ion a curve the center of which is the pivot of the guard. The arcs E3 and E4 formed at the angle are short, only extending a little distance on each side of the angle, when they are merged into the curves of the trigger-guard, and the section, E4 upon'a curve, the center ot' which is the pivot of the trigger. Thus it will be seen that while the guard is in the position shown in Fig. l, the piece being ready for tiring, the trigger will operate without restraint; but when the parts are detached, as shown in Fig. 2, the angle formed at the intersection of the two curves will prevent the trigger from being drawn back, so long as the notch El remains out ofthe recess in the i'ore-stock-in other words, until the barrel isbrought back intoV contact with the recoil-shield, and securelylocked there.

The trigger-guard being drawn up and the parts disengaged, thecartridgemay be insert-v ed by 'sliding the flanged head between the ways H until it passes the detent L, a conepointed pin, and rests on the end ot' the dog G, when the parts may be brought together y and the piece red.

Il the arm D is depressed to bring the magazine into action, the operation Vwill be asr The forward section carries withv it or less, until the end of the slot engaging the stud draws the upwardly-curved end under the end ofthe dog Gr, and turns up the point, lifting the cartridge, its head slidingbetween the ways H into place against the pin L, car' rying upon it the blank of the discharged cartridge it' the piece has been previously tired. The point of the dog projects into the car tridgechamber, and on the dog, between the axis and the point, are friction -avheels G', which run on the upper face of the curved ends ofA piece F.

The dog G turns upon Ia pin, which also carries the hammer, indicated at G2. A shoulder at G3, Fig. l, also en gages a projection on the hammer I, so that as the dog is'raised by the slide, as shown in Fig. 2, the hammer will Ialso be thrown back until the scar-'K engages a notch on the hammer, by which the latter will besustainedwhen the sections are-'brought together,relieving the dog, which isthrown down to 'engage another cartridge, leaving the hammer cocked, so that the piece may be red as soon as the sections are connected and the trigger freed. Thus, while the dog and hammer are connected in such manner that the ascentof the dog cocks the hammer, the descent of the former-is independent of the latter.

The slide as extends over the barrel .and behind it, forming a recess (seen in Fig. l) when it slides over the recoil-shield. thus forming a slipejoint. It encircles the barrel, which is screwed into it, and alsoincloses the magazine, for which it serves as a guide in sliding the two sections. It is notched to form part of the recess in the fore stock, Which receives the notched head of the trigger-guard.

The trigger-guard is so formed that a shoulder, E5, bears against the sliding piece F, and that against the stud F gives forward movenient to the front section ot the piece as lthe trigger-guard is operated to detach the sections to assist in starting the cartridge which is to be extracted.

The piece N forms the recoil-shield, andnalso supports the parallel slides H, and has olcs bored to receive the pins M and L, which pass through it, and, fitting neatly into the holes, they form guides for the front end ofthe pins. The lower end of this piece is also slotted to permit the point ofthe dog G to pass into'thc magazine-chamber to act on the head of the i cartridge. to lift it, as described herein.

What [claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters'Patent, is

l. The slide x, into which the barrel is screwi ed, and which is formed with aanged edge, to form, with the recoil-shield, a slip-joint, substantially as set forth.

2. The slide in combination with the hooked head ofthe trigger-guard, lsubstantially as set forth.

I3. In oo mbination with the slide a; and lever C, the cam D and lever D', substantially as set forth, for lconvertin g the piece from a magazinegun to a single-loader, or vice versa.

4. The trigger-guard formed with a shoulder, E5, in combination with the piece F and stud F', to start the forward section, substanl' tially as set forth.

5. The trigger-guard, constructed with a notched head to hold the sections, substantially as set forth.

6. The trigger-guard, constructed with the angle formed by thelines E3 and E, and arrangedin relationto the trigger, substantially as described.

7. The slide F, in combination with the dog G, which is pivoted at the rear and acted upon by the inclined face of the slideF, and which,

extending forward into the cartridge-cham ber,

throws up the cartridge, substantially as de scribed.

8. The slide F, in combination with the dog G and hammer I, connected in such manner that the lifting of the dog cocks the hammer, but the former may fall independently of the latter, substantially as described.

9. The conical-pointed detent L for confining the cartridge, substantially as described.

10. In combination with the dog G, pivoted in the rear, and projecting forward into the cartridge-chamber, the slotted plate` placed between the magazine and lock mechanism, and guides El for the cartridge and pin L, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WM. GARDNER.

Witnesses:

THOMAS O. GoNNoLLY, A. RUPPERT.- 

